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The carbon cycle - Nathaniel Manning

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What exactly is the carbon cycle? Nathaniel Manning provides a basic look into the cyclical relationship of carbon, humans and the environment.

The lesson suggests that the solution to climate change is “the limitless potential of creative people to build un-imagined technologies.” Do you feel that people inventing sustainable technologies can solve climate change? Explain why or why not you think this is a logical conclusion.

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  • Animator Jill Johnston
  • Educator Nathaniel Manning
  • Narrator Nathaniel Manning

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